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' application medSeptemberia-1e12- sei-12.1 1ra-719,926.

To'all whom it may concern:A l Be it known that I, GEORGE E. y]?EERs,'-.a

following is a' description. i Itis Otten desirable in some kinds of hose and similar knitted articles to fold back or. turn over the top or end thereof. and in'jcases" wheresuch a yfold smadeit is necessary in order to securev neatn'ess and symmetry that" the folder crease formed lat the point where the top or end isturned over shalloccuriii'1- a predetermined I position; In the case `of difficulty has been experienced in causing them to f remain in` ,place| and various: methods such as drawing strings,A etc., have been resorted to for that purpos'egrIlhe'ordinary garter, consisting of a' circular bandof elastic material, has not more particularly to a form of half-hose-4 said hose havadapted for use by children, ing tops arranged sol that they may vbe placed underneath the-turned over portion. My invention also provides means whereby the fold or crease formed -by the turning over of the turned 'over portionwill occur at a certain predetermined point, sc as to insure neatnessandit also provides an annular s ace in the turned over portion withv in whic the garter may be placed.

In .the drawings accompanying this specification I have shown in Figurel a general vviewof a stocking to which my invention has been applied, the upper end of the stocking top being turned over. In Fig. 2 I have showna detailed view of a portion of the fabric of the stocking at and about ther point at which the creaseor-fold occurs.

This figure is more or In order that" thefold shall occur. at a redeterminedpoint, it is necessary that the fabric at that point shall have .greater ilexibility than thel adjacent portions of the fabric and to accomplish this purpose I Vifnd that two consecutive vvfor the purpose.

air-hose used byfthiidrenr been usedto any extent because it is' unsightlyand no satis- "less'diagrammatic, y' and itis va.ssumedthat in this drawing the fabric is'stretched vso as to be perfectly flat,

that point. 'I-his may be most conveniently done by knitting a so-called long row at the point at which it is intended the fold shall occur. This produces a zonev of reduced i thickness of material and the Amaterial is l,much more apt to fold at this point than at any other, in a manner Vsomewhat similar to One or more' of such long rows Amay befemployed to e'ect this result. In practice' I rows are sufficient l.In order to' produce a bulge and consci,l

' quently an annular space in the turned over 'portion of the stocking,- within whichthe .garter may be placed, I knit, preferably ad- `jacent to thev longrows,a plurality of rowsv ofv'loose stitches. These stitches are looser than the main body of the top of the stock- 'ing but considerably tighter thanthe long rows referred to above.. rI`hese loose rows 'a piece of card-board which has been scored.

should be looseenough to forma perceptible increase in diameter of lthestocking at the point at which they occur, 'butat the same time they should be tight enough so that enough material will be present at this point to prevent the occurrence of a fold there.

" crease occurs, and that at 5 there is a perceptible bulge leaving an annular space between the turned over portion 8 and-'the leg portion 2 in which the garter may be placed.l i In Fig. 2 I have shown the stitches 'more- 1n detail, the ordinary vribbed stitch of the *leg portion being shown at 6, two rowsof long stitches forming'the point at which the fold occurs being shown at 7 and four rows .of loose stitches forming the bulgeor annular -portieri 5 being shown at 8. Above the Referring to the drawings; I haveshown loose stitchesB, and constituting the continuation of theturned-over p'ortionf, are the v'ordinary ribbed stitchessimilar tothe ribbed stitches 6 of the leg portion, l I am aware that'a number ofdierent Y methods may be-discoveredof practising my invention and that' it maybe -modiied '11i I various-ways and I therefore do not intendl to confine myself to the exact form illus trated and described.

' a pointladjacent to the fold.

'What l claim and desire to secure by Let:

ters Patent,' is:

l. A top for hose having a leg portionand a turned-over portion,;means for .causing the.'y top to fold at' the juncture 'of the leg portion and turned-over portion and me'ansfor causing thev turned-over' portion to bulge at 2. In va top for hose 'a zone of reduced thickness of material ladapted to lform, af

crease adjacent to a 'zone of' loosey stitches adapted to form a bulge.

' .3. A top yfor hose comprising a leg portion composed of 4stitches of a normal length and tightness, a plurality of rows of long stitches Aadapted to forma fold, and a plurality of vrows of stitches looser than the normal-but A tighter than the rows ofl long stitchesadapted to 'form a bulge.

. 4.-.A top for hose havin-ga folding portion adaptedto form afold and roll comprisinga .pluralityofvrrows 'of long stitches and aplurality of rows of4 stitches` tighter A than the rows of long stitches but Vlooser thanthe normalrows adjacent thereto.

A *top* for hose' Icomprising a leg portion composed oi stitches of normal length and tightness,.a plurality ofy rows of long stitches adjacent. thereto adapted to form a fold, a plurality of rows of stitches tighter than'the rows of flongstitches but looser thanthe normal adjacent to the .rows of long .stitches adapted to form a roll and a plurality of rows of' normal stitches forming .the turnwverportion.

6. A top for hose having a plurality of rows of long stitches so knit as to substantially-.reduce the amountlof material and conveniently allow the. hose 1to crease, in

combination :with adjacent rows of loose stitches so knit' as to permit the uppernormal portion of the hose to lconveniently fold over the-lower normal o rtion. In witness whereof have hereunto subscribed my !name in the presenceof two 

